wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
sorry; excuse me; thank you
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
sharing a table with someone you don't know (e.g. at a restaurant)
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
please (give me); please (do for me)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
(some) more; even more; longer; further
now; the present time; just now; another; more
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
tree as seen in winter (esp. a barren deciduous tree); evergreen tree
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
time; season; period; phase; stage
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!